Tribal Supreme Court: Some election code unconstitutional

April election results upheld

10:47 PM,
Jul. 19, 2013

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The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Supreme Court has ruled parts of the tribe's newly revised election code unconstitutional after it was challenged by candidates who were disqualified for violations.

Chief Judge John Wabaunsee wrote in the the court's opinion, dated July 15, that a selection of the election code "abridges or limits a tribal member's freedom of expression" but upheld results from the April election and a lower court's ruling to not reinstate the names of candidates who were removed from the ballots.